Vitro-porcelain

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Artist/Maker	Sowerby Ellison Glassworks (manufacturer) Sowerby, John George (designer)
Place of origin	Gateshead (made)

Flower holder, Britain (Gateshead-on-Tyne), possibly designed by J.G. Sowerby, made by Sowerby & Co., Ellison Glass Works, 1880-1900

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Category	Glass
Object type	Flower holder
Titles	Vitro-porcelain (manufacturer's title) Nursery rhyme (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Press-moulded glass
Brief description	Flower holder, Britain (Gateshead-on-Tyne), possibly designed by J.G. Sowerby, made by Sowerby & Co., Ellison Glass Works, 1880-1900
Dimensions	Height: 8.5cm
Styles	Victorian Aesthetic Movement
Gallery label	The flower holder depicts the nursery rhyme character Little Bo Peep, the design possibly inspired by Walter Crane whose book 'The Baby's Bouquet' was used by Sowerby's as a source for several decorations. Sowerby's named their opaque glass 'Vitro-porcelain'. It was made in a nunmber of colours.
Production	Sowerby pattern bk.XI, (1882;p.3 no.1227)
Subject depicted	Little Bo Peep
Bibliographic reference	Cottle (1986;p.64). Lent to Gateshead for Sowerby Glass Exhibition, 1987
Other number	7686 - Glass gallery number
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	CIRC.46-1970

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Record created	December 13, 1997
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O6882/vitro-porcelain-flower-holder-sowerby-john-george/

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